Salifu Joel

Salifu Joel
Deputy Governor of Kogi State
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 January 2024
GovernorUsman Ododo
Preceded byEdward Onoja
Personal details
NationalityNigerian
Political partyAll Progressives Congress
Occupation
  • Politician
  • teacher

Salifu Joel Oyibo is a Nigerian teacher and politician who has served as the deputy governor of Kogi State since 2024. He was selected by Ahmed Usman Ododo as his running mate under the platform of the All Progressive Congress in the 2023 Kogi State gubernatorial election.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ Report, Agency (4 June 2023). "Kogi APC picks primary school teacher as deputy governorship candidate". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ^ Report, Agency (4 June 2023). "Kogi: Ododo names teacher as gov election running mate". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. ^ Ugwu, Francis (4 June 2023). "Kogi APC guber candidate Ododo unveils teacher as running mate". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. ^ Okwuchi, Confidence (3 June 2023). "APC Kogi State Picks Teacher As Deputy Governorship Candidate". Voice of Nigeria. Retrieved 13 November 2023.